Well then, some exciting releases in July (came and still will come), but considering today, the day I’m delivering the TOP albums of June; honestly, only eight bands have impressed me in the past month. This fact leads me, for the first time in 4 years (with my comes and goes), to publish TOP 8 albums. If you have listening some excellent stuff in June that I didn’t, feel free to tell me. ~FF

SERPENTS OATH – Ascension

Release Date: 24th June 2022
Label: Soulseller Records

Burning the “Black Flame” between mortals since 2020, the Belgium Black Metal horde Serpents Oath came back on the last 24th of June with their sophomore album, Ascension.

These guys took the world with their debut album Nihil, now Ascension is the new sonic dimension perpetuating the saga of these Belgians who, through their rites of black art, bring a new vision of what pure black metal can become, meticulously constructed and performed in unison from the beginning to the end. Draghul, with his vigorous explosive drumming, Daenum, Baelus and Mørkald, offering and distilling thunderous riffs and Tes Re Oth, the great vocal maestro, imposing words like daggers beside the hellish screams. Serpents Oath provides you with an infinite journey of true knowledge and enlightenment. The best black metal album of June and 2022. It’s Highly recommended.

Esoctrilihum – Consecration of the Spiritüs Flesh

Release Date: 17th June 2022
Label: I, Voidhanger Records

This is Esoctrilihum‘s best album yet. Nihilistic, grim, enthralling and extremely enjoyable. Forty-two minutes of terrorising brutality. Play non-stop and immerse yourself in this journey to the darkest corners of the self.

Inexorum – Equinox Vigil

Release Date: 17th June 2022
Label: Gilead Media

Equinox Vigil, the third full-length from Minneapolis band Inexorum aside from being robust, is a sumptuous melodic black metal. We can find in this album not only melodic elements but atmospheric black metal, pagan metal, folk and death.

SAOR – Origins

Release Date: 24th June 2022
Label: Season of Mist

The mix of intense guitar work, folk atmosphere, blackened metal roars and the gloomy grandeur of 90s black metal is back on Origins. One of the heaviest albums, shall we say, of Saor. Great!

White Ward – False Light

Release Date: 17th June 2022
Label: Debemur Morti Records

White Ward did a perfect job with False Light. Masterfully exploring the blend of post-black metal with dark jazz, the album is an explosion of skills. This is not only one of the top albums of June but certainly one of the best of 2022.

LIBER NULL – For Whom Is the Night

Release Date: 24th June 2022
Label: Immortal Frost Productions

Liber Null’s second album is poisonous. It’s 39 minutes of brutal and relentless ferocity, the vocals are devilishly manic, and the riffs are strummed with great skill. Highly recommended.

Irshi – Anosognosia

Release Date: 8th June 2022
Label: Self-Released

Irshi is an atmospheric/post-black metal one-man band from Turkey that released its debut full-length at the beginning of June. Anosognosia also brings a depressive feeling in all tracks. The opening track, Seaside Mountains, is one of the saddest songs that I heard this year.
Lyrically Irshi symbolically dedicates the feelings and sometimes directly; the vocals are distant and raw, and the tracks value the instruments and most of the guitar with some acoustic passages. Anosognosia is an exciting album that deserves your attention. Perfect for listening in times of world disintegration.

Runespell – Sentinels of Time

Release Date: 1st June 2022
Label: Iron Bonehead Productions

Another great release from Runespell, Sentinels of Time is epic, melodic, presents memorable riffs with a clean and balanced production. I highly recommend it.